Pro Photographer

David Noton

David Noton is now established and recognised as one of the UK’s leading landscape and travel photographers and over the last 25 years his work has taken him to almost every corner of the globe.

David’s first book, Waiting for the Lighthas sold worldwide, and his second Full Frame,released at the end of 2010 is flying off the shelves.  David has also produced two unique photography DVDs, Chasing the Light, and the recently released, Photography in the Rawand runs a series of workshops and road shows across the UK and overseas.

• www.davidnoton.com

Lee Pengelly

A professional photographer based in the Southwest of England. He specialises in landscape, architecture, nature and food photography.  His clients include the Landmark Trust, B&Q, Ordnance Survey, Daily Mail, Kodak, National Trust and The National Grid.

Lee set up Silverscene Photography Workshops in 2003 and now runs trips throughout the UK and overseas. HIs work is sold worldwide in books, newspapers, magazines, calendars, cards and travel guides. Lee has produced 7 titles since 2003 including Devon Moods, Devon’s Beautiful Buildings, Spirit of Devon, Portrait of Exeter, Portrait of Plymouth, Romantic South Devon Coastand the soon to be published Romantic North Devon Coast.

• www.silverscenephoto.co.uk

Paul Gallagher

Paul Gallagher has been a fine art black and white landscape photographer for over 25 years, dedicating his photography to Northern England and the Scottish Highlands and almost solely using large format.

Paul has now mostly traded the dark room for the use of digital print production, his techniques remain very traditional in the field and he is regarded as an expert in the use of the 5x4 view camera and the Zone System and continues to hand process all his films.

Paul is an acclaimed workshop leader  and is the author of two books exploring black and white photography, Aspects of Expressionand Chords of Grey.

• www.paulgallagher.co.uk

Colin Prior

As one of the world’s top landscape photographers, Colin Prior has crisscrossed the globe – to Bhutan, Alaska, Zimbabwe, Australia, Pakistan, Namibia, and innumerable other places – in search of what he calls “extreme landscapes”. He is constantly in search of wild places, places where the natural world exists undisturbed. What has driven the Scottish photographer forward for the past three decades is that unrepeatable moment when light and landscape are fused in a way that suggests the transcendental. He knows, better than anyone, that once the shutter button has been pressed, the moment is gone forever.

Born in Glasgow, in 1958, his proximity to the Highlands had a powerful influence in shaping his passion for the natural world. His work with the panoramic format has led to numerous commissions, awards and solo exhibitions. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Photographic Society and the International League of Conservation Photographers.

• www.colinprior.co.uk

Tom Bunning

Tom Bunning is a London -based photographer and director specialising in music, fashion, PR and portraiture.

With a wealth of experience in the public and private sectors, Tom's clients include; Levi's; Virgin; Louis Vuitton; TONI&GUY; Yahoo!; Abbey Road Studios and a wide variety of London publications.

Having just returned from his third tour documenting Groove Armada, Tom is currently working on a feature film for the group's final tour as a live band.
Tom’s recent video work include a short film with Paul Smith for Rapha Bikes, a live music video with The Noisettes at Real World Studios for Levi’s, and additional footage for the new Cee Lo Green - Bright Lights Bigger City (Lyric Video).

• www.tombunning.com

Geoff Waugh

Geoff began his career shooting mainstream sports for national newspapers including the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Mail on Sunday, however since the first mountain bikes appeared in the UK the majority of his time has been devoted to sports of the alternative kind.

Five times award winner in the highly prestigious Sports Photographer of the Year, Geoff has also been crowned SWPP/BPPS Press/PR Photographer of the Year 2007 and SWPP/BPPA Sports Photographer of the Year 2008. He is a multiple BPPA merit winner and Nikon Image winner.

When he’s not travelling the world with clients such as Trek Bicycle Corporation, Red Bull and Rouleur magazine, Geoff can be found staring at his fishtank and alphabetising his collection of vinyl.

• www.waughphotos.com

Percy Dean

Percy Dean was born on the banks of the river Mersey, North West England in 1973. At the age of 17 he was taught photography in a small local college by notable 'street photographer' Tom Wood. During this time he began making pictures that revolved around his love of skateboarding. He soon began contributing to the biggest national and international specialist sports magazines of the time and in 1994 was appointed staff photojournalist for Snowboard UK Magazine. In 1997 he founded Document Magazine the internationally renowned skateboard/ lifestyle magazine; where he held the position of editor/senior photographer for over a decade. During this time he collated nearly 40 magazine covers and travelled the world shooting skateboard culture. In 2008 he evolved to a full-time freelance photographer/DOP and undertook a Masters in photojournalism/documentary photography. In 2009 he was commissioned to shoot the '1966 Photo-book' for Vans Footwear, which culminated in his first solo exhibition at the Deutschen Museum in Munich. In 2010 he published a photographic book on his work with an Orthodox Jewish community in Manchester entitled ‘Clouds Of Glory' which was exhibited at the 2010 Brighton Photo-fringe Festival.

He resides in Manchester... Still, in North West England.

• www.percydean.com